Firefighters at work, since yesterday evening, to stem the damage of the violent storm that struck, on several occasions, on Milan and the Milanese hinterland .
There are a few dozen interventions for uncovered roofs, flooding of cellars and underpasses, unsafe cornices, and above all falling trees, although fortunately no injuries were recorded.
A complex transfer operation was necessary, in a Milanese RSA, due to the uncovering of a roof caused by the storm . A dozen guests were taken away in the rain, amidst Covid security measures, by 118 ambulances. It happened in via Arsia, in the northern outskirts of the capital, shortly after 21. Due to the damage inflicted by the rain the patients who were in an isolated ward on the top floor, all waiting for the result of the swab, were taken to another site of the group, in via Paravia. Firefighters are also on site, to secure the roof.
Bad weather, storm over Milan: RSA roof uncovered due to strong wind
From 9pm yesterday, and then again around midnight, wind, rain and lightning stormed the metropolis causing the clogging of the manholes and the 'wolf mouths' of the sidewalks, and creating gigantic pools. There have been some infiltrations on the subway, with Lilac reporting the blocking of several escalators in different stations.
According to the provincial command of the fire brigade, the most substantial damage would have occurred in the area north of Milan, between Sesto San Giovanni and Monza , but also in Lecco, Como and in the mountain areas.
This morning in Lombardy the weather alert is still active (yellow or orange depending on the sector) but from the operations center of the Local Police there are no critical issues to the Seveso and Lambro rivers.
